Disclaimer I don't own Gravitation or any of its characters (I wouldn't mind owning Yuki though -), I am merely borrowing Maki Murakami's adorable creations to show my adoration and to avoid being shot in the head --.
Chapter Two Sorrow and RegretYuki finally finished the chapter he'd been working on for the past two hours. This novel was turning out to be more difficult than he'd wanted it to be. He hadn't been disturbed once in over an hour and, though he was grateful for the rare peace and quiet, he couldn't help thinking about Shuichi. It was highly unusual for the vocalist to be silent for so long.
'He's probably on the couch moping about the answer I gave him,' Yuki thought to himself. That was when the guilt his him, he had deliberately lied to Shuichi. The author had been thinking about making a permanent commitment to the pink-haired brat ever since the first time the vocalist had asked him that stupid question.
Yuki had never been very good at showing affection to people and he knew that he'd never be able to overcome it enough to actually propose to Shuichi. In light of that, the author had promised himself that if Shuichi ever proposed to him, he'd say yes in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, Shuichi asked him to marry him almost everyday, so the author decided to only say yes if he knew the singer was serious.
After resigning himself to the fact that he was in the wrong and would have to apologize to Shuichi, Yuki left his office to go find the aforementioned singer. He had expected to find the energetic vocalist curled up on the living-room couch. Shuichi however, wasn't there.
Annoyed by the fact that the younger man was not where Yuki thought he should be, the blonde stalked into the kitchen to get himself a beer. He was halfway to the refrigerator when he noticed something glittering on the counter. Walking closer Yuki discovered that it was a ring.
His curiosity piqued, Yuki took the ring out of its box and examined it. At first it looked like a simple gold band, but after looking at it for a few more minutes, Yuki noticed that it had been engraved. He held the ring up so that he could read it. The words he saw nearly made him drop it, 'I will love you forever, Eiri. Shu-chan'
It was then that realization finally hit the writer. Shuichi's earlier question had been a real proposal. Guilt bombarded Yuki's heart and he was at a loss for what to do about it. His first instinct was to go look for his pink-haired love and apologize but, at the same time, he was afraid of finding the singer. What if Shuichi didn't believe that he'd made a mistake, or worse yet, what if the vocalist had gone somewhere where Yuki wasn't able to follow him?
Shaking off his fear, Yuki grabbed his keys and the ring then put on his coat and left the apartment. He would find Shuichi no matter what the consequences. He was determined to give the singer his true answer.
To Be Continued…
Sorry this took so long for me to post and sorry it's so short. I'll make sure the next chapter's up asap. R&R please...ja minna!
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